 ossify |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become bony | |
| Examples: | "The tissue ossified" |
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| Related terms: | change_state ossification | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | |
| Synonyms: | petrify rigidify | |
| Examples: | "rigidify the training schedule" "ossified teaching methods" "slogans petrify our thinking" |
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| Related terms: | stiffen ossification inflexibility | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to become hard and bony | |
| Examples: | "The disease ossified the tissue" |
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| Related terms: | change ossification | |
| Similar spelling: |
Osby |
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